Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child - our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
03104 – All is a Miracle!
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03086 – The Standard of “Biblical Manhood”
The church tends to hold up a standard of “biblical manhood” that simultaneously emasculates men (you are helpless to control your sexual urges) and beastifies them (you must RULE your marriage and family and keep them under control). Neither approach reflects...
03081 – Who is My Hero?
Anyone who does anything to help a child is a hero to me.
03054 – Music Enhances Children’s Education
Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel.
03031 – God Doesn’t Forget Our Names
He who counts the stars and calls them by their names is in no danger of forgetting his own children.-----------------------------------Gender-neutral version: God who counts the stars and calls them by their names is in no danger of forgetting God's own children.
02907 – The Imaginative Child
The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization.
02868 – “Hymn for the Hurting”
Everything hurts,Our hearts shadowed and strange,Minds made muddied and mute.We carry tragedy, terrifying and true.And yet none of it is new;We knew it as home,As horror,As heritage.Even our childrenCannot be children,Cannot be. Everything hurts.It’s a hard time to be...
02855 – Monsters Kill Children
It takes a monster to kill children. But to watch monsters kill children again and again and do nothing isn't just insanity--it's inhumanity.
02784 – Teach Children Music
I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy, but most importantly music, for the patterns in music and all the arts are the key to learning.
02748 – The Answer is “Yes!”
I’m mindful that for many of us, we have heard a lot of “no’s” in our lifetimes. Especially from people who think they are speaking for or defending God. Whether implicitly or explicitly, we’ve heard things like:"No, you’re not supposed to be asking questions like...